"The season of trophies is truly a season in hell." That was Sean Penn speaking the feelings of so many Saturday night at the 19th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, where all the men wore tuxes and all the women sparkled in jewels lent by gala sponsor Cartier. But Penn, accepting director of the year for Into the Wild, went on to explain that awards shows get "butts in seats" to see films, which is why many were glum over the predicament of Sunday's Golden Globes.

It's the slowest week of the year for new DVD releases, but not for wish lists of titles that are missing in action. For foreign films, I'd love to see France's The Mother and the Whore (1973) and Japan's The Makioka Sisters (1983). And how about a commemorative box for the 30th anniversary of the 1978 Yankees-Red Sox race? But speaking strictly of Hollywood films and there are enough for a hundred lists I'd start with:

Emilio Ruiz del Rio, the award-winning Spanish set decorator and visual and special effects wizard who worked on such films as Dr. Zhivago,Lawrence of Arabia and Pan's Labyrinth, has died, a hospital official said Sunday. He was 84.

Emilio Ruiz del Rio, the award-winning Spanish set decorator and visual and special effects wizard who worked on such films as "Dr. Zhivago," "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Pan's Labyrinth," has died, a hospital official said Sunday. He was 84.